D.A.R.E.

So over the course of the last two months or so, one of our Riley County Police Officers has been coming to our school and teaching our 6th graders about our D.A.R.E. program. Officer Gambel cam out and had a lot of fun with our 6th graders. This last week we had our D.A.R.E. graduation. During the graduation the kids got to be handcuffed, and put on these goggles that make you have double vision. The officers had our students do the same tests they do when they pull over a person they suspect of driving under the influence. They got to walk a in a straight line and try not to sway or fall over. It was hilarious. I can't show you the videos of the kids, but I can show you the pictures of us! Eric, the other 6th grade teacher, and I volunteered to be handcuffed. Hurt a lot more then I thought it would! We also put on the goofy goggles and did the "test" the officers give drunk people. We had to stand on one foot and count to 30 (one thousand one, one thousand two, and so on). Then we had to walk the line by putting one foot in front of the other 9 times, pivot around on one foot and walk back. Of course I forgot the directions about 1/2 the way through, which is one of the signs of being intoxicated. The best part was the one of Eric's students said, "Mrs. Wayland must have had a lot of practice being drunk, because she did a lot better than you!" Little does he know how much his teacher likes to party! We even played a game of kick ball of the teachers against the officers. Teachers kicked their butts!